The avianca lifemiles program and Cardless will be introducing co-branded credit cards in the United States. While details are limited as of now, there’s an opportunity to join the waitlist, and to receive an extra bonus if you get approved when the cards do launch.
This is the second set of new airline credit cards that Cardless will be launching in the near future, as Cardless is also partnering with Qatar Airways Privilege Club on a new card portfolio.
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avianca lifemiles’ new credit cards in the United States
Cardless and avianca lifemiles intend to launch two new credit cards in the near future, and you can join the waitlist for the cards. The cards will use American Express as the payment processor. The more basic card will have a $99 annual fee, while the premium card will have a $249 annual fee, though details beyond that remain limited as of now.
If you join the waitlist for the cards, you’ll enjoy an exclusive offer if you apply and then get approved. You’ll receive an extra 5,000 to 10,000 miles with no extra minimum spending requirement, on top of the standard sign-up bonus.
Hopefully these cards provide pathways to earning elite status with Star Alliance, or to get a better deal on opportunities to buy avianca lifemiles.
It’s cool to see Cardless partnering on these cards
Up until a couple of years ago, avianca lifemiles actually had two credit cards in the US market, issued by Banco Popular, though the cards ended up being discontinued. While I can appreciate that avianca has a big presence in Latin America, I found that to be an odd partnership, since Banco Popular doesn’t have much name recognition in the US mainland. Furthermore, lifemiles is also just generally appealing to those looking to earn Star Alliance miles.
So I’m excited to see what lifemiles and Cardless come up with. For those not familiar, fintech firm Cardless has been doing some really creative stuff in the credit card space. What makes Cardless unique is how quickly it’s able to launch new cards.
Cardless can launch products faster and with lower startup costs than with other issuers, so it has allowed co-brand card portfolios to be introduced that might not otherwise be economically viable with one of the “big” players.
Bottom line
The avianca lifemiles program and Cardless are partnering on new co-branded credit cards in the United States, expected to launch in the coming weeks. There will be two cards at different price points, and I’m curious to see what the details are. We should also see two Qatar Airways cards launch, so it’s great to see more foreign airlines with co-branded products in the United States.
What would you like to see from avianca lifemiles’ new credit cards?
What is Cardless? The image shows an AMEX card.
The card is not issued by American Express. The credit card company that is issuing it just uses the American Express processing network
That's just a hologram.
Any idea what Cardless application rules may be? Anything like Chase's 5/24? Need to start stratergizing.
This is exciting. Although you have to know how to use their system to avoid glitches, Lifemiles is my fave star alliance carrier for awards. Best rates. Although not all availability for other carriers shows up. Nevertheless, I've had great luck getting the flights I need over the years.
is it a Gen Z (i mean gen z) thing to write everything in lowercase?
Ben, please correct me if I'm wrong on this but I believe Avianca affords a path towards tier status with spending on its co-branded credit cards. If this is correct, this might be an attractive offering for Star Alliance folks.
I wonder if these will be able to combined with the Club Lifemiles membership and how they might work with the bonuses there.
So cheap to buy points I’d rather play the point game with another airline.
The card might extend expiration, which is 12 months with these easily bought miles.